India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The level of accuracy of weather forecasts issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata over the past three years for different severe weather events such as heavy rainfall, heat wave, thunderstorm and dense fog at district and city levels for the State during last 3-years of 2022-2024 in terms of percentage correct are 84%, 95%, 62% and 90%, respectively against their national averages of 85%, 97%, 88% and 70%.
Different important measures taken in recent years to improve the forecast service. Details are given below:
Currently, RMC Kolkata is equipped with the following infrastructures:
A total of about 334 officials are working in RMC Kolkata, with ACWC 2...